# Maupal Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maupal

Maupal is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 254 households**, the 30th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,142people (2011)
- 254households
- 73.0%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maupal

Of every 100 households in Maupal in 2011, 35 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maupal · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****10%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maupal?

■ Maupal · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**991

Working population ****47.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 63.6% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (13%) · **■** Marginal 399 (74%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Salbani

- Jatra1,175 people
- Sonakara1,173 people
- Abra Dihi1,166 people
- Gabru1,145 people
- Memul1,133 people
- Bankibandh1,125 people
- Saiyadpur1,114 people
- Kalaberya Bhadutala1,107 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maupal?1,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maupal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maupal?73.0% (Census 2011)